Hormones and flare up

Hi everyone, I was just curious if any one finds they feel worse after there cycle? I've kept notes on my calendar and I've noticed that I often have a good stretch before and during my period but then after I get hit by a truck again! I would think it would be the reverse!!

Yes, it's common for hormones to get a little wacky w/ Lyme & CO and when you start treatment. For some women it's really bad. We've had quite a few discussions here about it - you can find them through a search.

A good part of the reason is that Lyme & Co disrupts the HPA axis (hypothalmus, pituitary, adrenal) which interacts directly with thyroid and so many other functions that rely on and also produce hormone functions.

Additionally, many of us w/ Lyme & Co and/or treating it have issues with methylation and detoxing, which get exacerbated by the infections AND our cycles since methylation depends on hormonal and chemical functions and production.

And since menstruation is a form of detoxing, I have found my cycle improved, PMS calmed down, once I started a comprehensive detox protocol. So you might want to try that.

-p

I just mean to cover all the main detox categories:

brain (I like Pinella and Burbur)

gut (binders have really helped keep me regular and move toxins out more regularly

skin (detox soaks, sweating are also pretty helpful since skin is our largest detox organ)

lymph (red root helps circulation, as does dry brushing, which can keep nodes from getting clogged - we have over 700 of them!)

liver (this might not have a lot to do with PMS but liver can get burdened w/ Lyme & Co and tx so it's good to keep it supported - I like MTS and burdock root).

There might be something going on with increased estrogen during PMS so that's something to look into - it can cause inflammation, which can create or worsen sx.

-p

Mine was the reverse. I would feel increasingly worse in the days and weeks prior and then get relief when my period started. The relief would last about a week and then it would start over again. That's as well as I can remember. Haven't had a period since June. Hoping I'll be done for good soon.

Estrosense helps me a lot. Vitex did too, but that's an adaptogen herb. I took it for 7 weeks and stopped. Haven't needed to go back to it. I started getting migraines, nausea, and hot flashes. When I stopped the Vitex, those symptoms went away. I tried taking it again, but when I took it 2 days in a row, I got headaches again. That's how I knew when I was done with the Vitex and it had done its job.